CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). Personal Birth date: April 19, 1957 Birth place: Aden, Yemen Birth name: Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani Father: Dhirubhai Ambani, founder of Reliance Mother: Kokilaben Ambani Marriage: Nita Ambani (1985-present) Children: Akash and
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Air travel is expected to make close to a full recovery this year, and for airlines looking to take advantage of the rebound, size matters. Fleet size is a key motive for JetBlue’s bid to woo budget carrier Spirit Airlines and break up that
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Vietnam War. Causes of Vietnam War 1883-1945 – Cochin-China, southern Vietnam, and Annam and Tonkin, central and northern Vietnam, along with Cambodia and Laos make up colonial empire French Indochina. 1946 – Communists in the north begin fighting France for control of the country. 1949 – France
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BOSTON (AP) — A California couple has been sentenced to eight weeks in prison after pleading guilty to paying $25,000 to cheat on their son’s college admissions test. Dr. Gregory Colburn and Amy Colburn, of Palo Alto, were sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in January to money laundering and mail fraud conspiracy charges. Their sentence
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — A California-based finance company has agreed to pay more than $900,000 to settle allegations that it was illegally leasing dogs in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts attorney general’s office said as part of the agreement announced Wednesday, Monterey Financial Services LLC will stop collecting on active leases, cancel about $700,000 in outstanding consumer debt
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Happy Thursday! Despite the chilly start to the morning temperatures will rebound to the 80s this afternoon with wind gusts around 20 mph.
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Retail sales rose modestly in March, but higher prices for food, gasoline and other basics took a big share of consumers’ wallets. Retail sales increased 0.5% after registering a revised 0.8% increase from January to February. Spending has been fueled by wage gains, solid hiring
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at avian flu. Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and 9 N subtypes. Only those labeled H5, H7 and H10 have caused deaths in humans. The most
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up last week but remained at a historically low level, reflecting a robust U.S. labor market with near record-high job openings and few layoffs. Jobless claims rose by 18,000 to 185,000, the Labor Department said, after nearly touching
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at May Day, referred to as International Workers Day in many countries. Facts Celebrated on the first day of May each year. In Gaelic traditions, it is known as Beltaine (or the Anglicized “Beltane”). May Day has shared a date with International Workers’ Day since the 1880s. At the
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Por primera vez desde la invasión rusa de Ucrania, EE.UU. está proporcionando a Kyiv el tipo de capacidades de alta potencia que algunos funcionarios de la administración Biden consideraban como un riesgo de escalada hace unas pocas semanas. La lista de US$ 800 millones se debe no solo a las
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly nearly 595,000 vehicles in the U.S., most for a second time, because a “Boombox” function can play sounds over an external speaker and obscure audible warnings for pedestrians. The company says in government documents that the new recall will disable “Boombox” if owners are using a feature that
Continue Reading By Abeer Salman, Hadas Gold, Amir Tal and Andrew Carey, CNN Hundreds of people have turned out for the funeral of a 14-year-old Palestinian boy shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank village of Husan. The death of Qusai Hamamrah marked the second fatal shooting by Israeli forces in the village in five
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has kept its main interest rate unchanged for a fourth month running even as surging inflation has hit a 20-year high and eroded people’s purchasing power. The bank said Thursday that it was keeping its policy rate constant at 14%. The decision is in line with President Recep
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN NBA player Miles Bridges has apologized for accidentally hitting a young fan with his mouthguard after he was ejected against the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday. “I let my temper get the best of me,” Bridges told reporters in a post-match press conference after the 132-103 loss for his team, the Charlotte
Continue Reading By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The first of four men accused in a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant in Vermont using tens of millions of dollars in foreign investors’ money raised through a special visa program has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. Seventy-three-year-old William Stenger, the
Continue Reading By CNN Sport staff The US Department of State is offering rewards of up to $5 million for information leading to each of the arrests of three Irish “transnational organized criminals,” notably Daniel Kinahan, who has wielded significant influence in the boxing world in recent years. According to a US Department of State announcement on
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RISON, Ark. (AP) — Officials say a 20-year-old Arkansas woman was killed when a tree fell on her home as severe storms swept through the state. Her death occurred Wednesday as part of a multiday severe weather outbreak that caused tornadoes, powerful winds and huge hail in parts of the central and southern United States.
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Gas doesn’t just fuel cars, it also powers Marlboros, Red Bull, and Doritos. An estimated 80% of the fuel purchased in the United States comes from local convenience stores, which bring in about $475 billion of revenue each year, according to IBISWorld data. A quarter of that comes from the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — With tensions around the war in Ukraine as a backdrop, the Cannes Film Festival plans to host some 35,000 people as the movie industry looks to reclaim its pre-pandemic glamour. On Thursday, organizers unveiled the 18 films that will compete for the coveted Palme d’Or prize at the
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say four people have been arrested and have been weapons seized in an investigation of suspected anti-government extremists who allegedly planned to cause a long nationwide blackout and kidnap well-known figures including the country’s health minister. Prosecutors and police said Thursday that raids were carried
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Anti-virus controls are shutting down some of China’s biggest cities and fueling public irritation as infections rise. That is hurting a slowing economy and prompting warnings of possible global shockwaves. Shanghai is easing rules that confined most of its 25 million people to their homes, but most
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Curiosity rover just avoided a near run-in with some razor-sharp rocks on Mars. The robotic explorer, which landed on the red planet nearly 10 years ago, has spent the last month climbing the Greenheugh Pediment on Mount Sharp, located at the center of Gale Crater. The Greenheugh Pediment is a
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La policía de Grand Rapids, Michigan, publicó este miércoles varios videos del encuentro de un agente con Patrick Lyoya a principios de abril. Dos de estos videos muestran el disparo fatal durante una pelea después de una parada de tráfico. El Departamento de Policía de Rapids publicó un video de
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN New York Attorney General Letitia James launched a wide-ranging investigation Thursday into whether the oil industry has engaged in gas price gouging, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. The probe is believed to be the first in the nation directed at the industry for the ongoing bout of high
Continue Reading olivertapia Londres (CNN Business) — Elon Musk ha hecho una oferta para comprar Twitter (TWTR). Según un archivo de la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores, la SEC, Musk ofreció adquirir todas las acciones de Twitter que no posee por US$ 54,20 por acción en efectivo. ANÁLISIS | Cómo Twitter y Elon Musk podrían rescatar a
Continue Reading By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer wants to expand its COVID-19 booster shots to healthy 5- to 11-year-olds. U.S. health authorities already urge everyone 12 and older to get one booster dose for the best protection. And those 50 and older have the option of a second booster. Pfizer said Thursday new data shows
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By Chris Isidore and Mark Thompson, CNN Business Elon Musk has made an offer to buy Twitter and take it private, saying he believes the company needs to be “transformed.” According to an SEC filing, Musk has offered to acquire all the shares in Twitter he does not own for $54.20 per share, valuing the
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN A third shot of the children’s dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine raised Omicron-fighting antibodies by 36 times in kids 5 through 11 years of age, the companies said in a news release Thursday. The companies plan to request emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for a booster
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, MATT O’BRIEN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers Tesla CEO Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter outright. He says the social media platform “needs to be transformed” from his perspective as a self-identified “free-speech absolutist.” Musk is currently Twitter’s biggest individual shareholder. The company says in a regulatory filing that he
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